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Significats de preen en anglès

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arreglar-se

Dress or groom with elaborate care.

        arreglar-se
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        pavonearse

        Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement.

              pavonearse
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              Examples for "dress"
              Examples for "dress"
              1
              This was a beautiful dress, great price and good quality, one wrote.
              News.com.au
              2
              On good days he's able to feed himself, but cannot dress himself.
              Finders Keepers
              3
              She went to Bullock's, bought a 'new dress, new hat, new shoes.
              Mildred Pierce
              4
              America has certainly reached its egalitarian summit as far as dress goes.
              Carrion comfort
              5
              In India, specially in June, they are not particular about the dress.
              Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition
              1
              However, there is still debate about whether the inferred plume actually exists.
              Wired
              2
              The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly.
              A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
              3
              In the distance, a plume of dust was billowing off the road.
              Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
              4
              The Captain had a sword and a white plume in his shako.
              The Emerald City of Oz
              5
              From somewhere in the city a black plume of smoke was rising.
              Planet of the Damned
              1
              Even in his primp he would have struggled to pull this off.
              The Guardian
              2
              Renée would primp for the shows, sew herself a new skirt.
              Love is a mix tape: life and loss, one song at a time
              3
              Why I thought when folks got married they did not primp at all.
              Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
              4
              I straighten up and primp my hair for our march down the aisle.
              Getting old is tres dangereux
              5
              I'd never seen a guy primp so much in my life.
              How to make love like a porn star
              Ús de preen en anglès
              1
              Even wild kakapos are known to approach, climb on, and preen people.
              Wired
              2
              Carefully, he began to preen, pulling out some feathers and smoothing others.
              Secrets of the Wolves
              3
              He said you'd pine and you'd preen, and how very right he was.
              Imajica: Complete Edition
              4
              There were many store-windows to preen before, as in a mirror.
              Half a Rogue
              5
              Birds came there to drink and bathe and preen and dress their feathers.
              The Shuttle
              6
              What's more, you get the caress and preen of high-class service.
              The Guardian
              7
              At this age redstart nestlings preen vigorously and fly short distances.
              Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual / Issued for the ...
              8
              Some of them do nothing all day but preen their feathers.
              Dot and the Kangaroo
              9
              The two resident ducks preen by the pond beyond the restaurant's deep window.
              The Irish Times
              10
              No longer did she preen herself, as had been her wont.
              Stories of Animal Sagacity
              11
              That's why it's stupid to preen oneself for having transcended morality.
              Evil and the Mask
              12
              Some immortals would always primp and preen for the media, and some simply wouldn't.
              The Bride Wore Black Leather
              13
              They also end up ingesting the oil when they preen, damaging their digestive tracts.
              Reuters
              14
              His feathers shuddered visibly; he could no longer preen himself.
              The Great Taboo
              15
              Maria took Powell's hand dazedly, mechanically beginning to preen herself.
              The Demolished Man
              16
              The monitor fizzled out, and a preen light on the missiles console winked red.
              Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
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              Preen a través del temps